Edited by Timothy Shortell, Ph.D., and Evrick Brown, Ph.D.
\nDepartment of Sociology, Brooklyn College CUNY<\/p>\n
Deadline: 1 April, 2012<\/p>\n
Local politicians, protesters, busy commuters, tourists, fl\u00e2neurs, urban
\nethnographers. These social actors and many more work the city streets as an
\nessential part of their quotidian routines. Everyday mobility on the streets
\nand public spaces of urban neighborhoods is such an ubiquitous part of urban
\nlife and culture that it is often overlooked. Though sociologists have long
\nnoted that dynamism is an essential part of the urban way of life, walking
\nas a significant social activity and crucial research method has not
\nreceived the scholarly attention it deserves. This volume will consider
\nwalking in the city from a variety of perspectives, in a variety of places,
\nwith a variety of methods. Contributors will address the nature of quotidian
\nmobility in contemporary global cities, how it relates to other significant
\nsocial institutions and practices, as well as a method for studying urban
\nlife.<\/p>\n
Among the questions this volume seeks to address:
\n* What does walking reveal about the spatial distribution of urban cultural
\nactivities?
\n* How does quotidian mobility reinforce and challenge stratification and
\nsegregation?
\n* How does walking as an everyday practice relate to more spectacular forms
\nof walking, such as protest marches, which have lately occupied urban
\nspaces?
\n* What does walking reveal about normative forms of social interaction in
\nurban public space?
\n* Are there distinctive social types that occupy public space in
\ncontemporary cities through walking? If so, what are they and what is their
\nsignificance?
\n* What is the relationship between quotidian mobility and power?
\n* How is urban walking a gendered or racialized activity?
\n* How does quotidian mobility relate to global population flows?
\n* How is quotidian mobility being incorporated in the New Urbanism model of
\ncity planners and what does it reveal concerning the politics of space? How
\nis visual design conceptualized in this method to foster pedestrian friendly
\nenvironments?
\n* How do individuals in ethnically diverse pedestrian friendly cities
\nnegotiate the stranger phenomenon in public space in comparison to those
\ncharacterized by motorized urban sprawl?
\n* What is the role of walking in urban research methods?
\n* What can theorizing about quotidian mobility contribute to contemporary
\nurban theory?<\/p>\n
The editors seek chapters of 8,000-10,000 words addressing questions such as
\nthese. We welcome contributions from a variety of social science
\ndisciplines, theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and
\nfocuses on a variety of urban locations.<\/p>\n
Send abstracts (200-400 words) to shortell@brooklyn.cuny.edu and
\nebrown@brooklyn.cuny.edu by April 1, 2012.<\/p>\n
Timothy Shortell, Ph.D.
\nAssociate Professor
\nDirector of the MA program in Sociology
\nDepartment of Sociology
\nBrooklyn College, CUNY
\nhttp:\/\/www.brooklyn.edu\/pub\/Faculty_Details5.jsp?faculty=551<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Edited by Timothy Shortell, Ph.D., and Evrick Brown, Ph.D. Department of Sociology, Brooklyn College CUNY Deadline: 1 April, 2012 Local politicians, protesters, busy commuters, tourists, fl\u00e2neurs, urban ethnographers. These social actors and many more work the city streets as an essential part of their quotidian routines. Everyday mobility on the streets and public spaces of … <\/p>\n